Cabinet-closet.



J. W. SOPTLEY.

CABINET CLOSET.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB.15,1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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JAMES WILSON SOFTLEY, 0F GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CABINET-CLOSET.

Application filed February 15, 1909.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES WILSON Sorr- LEY, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and resident of the town of Grimsby, county of Lincoln,Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cabinet- Closets, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in cabinet closets, as describedin the following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially in the novel construction andarrangement of parts, whereby a constant circulation of air around theseptic tank is assured by inclosing said tank within a casing havingsuitable air inlets and an outlet and whereby the seat opening isautomatically and tightly closed by a hinged plate or shutter or a pairof shutters co-acting with the cover or lid.

The objects of the invention are, to provide a sanitary closet to beused where it is not possible to have the ordinary water flushed closetand to devise a neat and sim ple form of closet, which is odorless andwell ventilated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device showing thecover in a partly raised position disclosing the inside closing members.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of my device. Fig. 3 is avertical cross section.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a casing preferably formed of sheetmetal and having a closed bottom 2 secured in a metal ring 8 forming thebase, said casing having a circular opening 4 in the front end thereofadjacent to the bottom and the small openings 5 in the sides.

6 is a plate covering the circular opening 4 and having the damperopenings 7 therethrough and supporting the damper 8.

9 is a ring formed angular in cross section secured to the upper edge ofthe casing 1.

10 is a gasket of felt or other suitable material cemented to the flattop of the ring 9.

11 is the top formed in two sections the rear section 12 being rigidlysecured to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Serial No. 478,055.

ring 9 by a suitable thumb-nut l3 and having a central orifice 14Ltherethrough and a side orifice 15. 16 is a pipe inserted in the centralorifice 14 and having a suitable collar l7 resting on the said top andholding the said pipe securely in position, said colla'r being securedto said top in any suitable manner. The pipe 16 leads to a suitable exitopening either to the open air or to a chimney fine and thus establishesan air circulation through the said casing from the damper 8 andopenings 5 in the side wall of said casing.

18 is the front section of the top 11 hinged to the section 12 andresting on the gasket 10 and having an opening 19 therethrough. 20 is acover hinged to the said back and front sections and swinging from saidfront section on its hinged support independently.

21 is a bracket rigidly secured to the rear section 12 and extendingupwardly therefrom.

22 is a dog pivotally secured to the cover 20 and adapted to engage thetop of the bracket 21, said dog being spring held to remain inengagement with said bracket on the raising of said cover to its openposition.

23 are pairs of brackets secured to the under-side of the front section12 of the top, close to the side edges of the opening 19 and aboutmid-way of the length of said opening, said brackets having a journalorifice therein. 2% are brackets secured to said top adjacent to itshinged end and having journaled orifices therethrough arranged inalinement with said pairs of brackets 23. 25 are rods journaled in saidbrackets 23 and 2 1 and having the lever ends 26 extending downwardlyfrom the brackets 24.

27 and 28 are plates of sheet metal or other suitable material fixedlysecured to the rods 25 and arranged to overlap and completely close theopening 19, said plates being spring held in their closed position bythe springs 29 encircling the rods 25.

30 are short length of chain secured at one end to the lever ends of therods 25 and extending upwardly through the holes their closed position.A slight slackness is allowed in the chains 30 so that the cover may beraised part-way before the plates 27 and 28 are operated, but when theslack of the said chains is taken up, the upward movement of the cover,pulling on the lever ends of the rods 25, swings said plates downwardlyand outwardly clear of the opening 19. The cover is held in its raisedposition by the dog 22 engaging the bracket 21. On the dog 22 beingreleased by pressing on the finger portion thereof, the cover may beclosed. Immediately the cover begins to move downwardly the plates 27and 28? swing inwardly to their closed position closing the opening 19before the cover reaches the downward limit of its movement. The casingor cabinet is thus completely closed and rendered air-tight at the topand all air passing through the vent openings adjacent to the bottom ofsaid casing will pass through the pipe 16.

32 is a receptacle placed within the casing 1 having the handles 33secured to the inner side thereof. This receptacle is lined or coated onits inner surface with a suitable acid proof material and forms theseptic tank.

3A is a suction pump of any suitable style having the lugs 35 securedthereto adjacent to the top. The pump 34 is adapted to be inserted in anopening in the rear section 12 of the top and extend into the septictank and operated to remove the contents of said tank.

36 is a plug secured to the top of the casing by a suitable chain andclosing the opening through which the pump is inserted.

37 is a disinfectant receptacle secured in the orifice 15 in the top 11.

38 is an air pump having its discharge opening leading into thereceptacle 37 and a spring held plunger 39 adapted to engage the cover20 on the raising of same.

40 is a pipe extending downwardly in the receptacle to near the bottomthereof. The outer end of the pipe 40 projects beyond the receptacle andis formed with a downwardly turned end A1.

42 is a pipe attached to the end of the portion 41 of the pipe 40 andleading to the septic tank. An air vent is formed at the connectingpoint of the pipes 410 and 42 so that the disinfecting fluid will notsiphon out of the receptacle. lVhen the cover is raised it engages theplunger 39 and forcing said plunger inwardly creates a pressure withinthe receptacle 37. The air pressure causes a small quantity of thedisinfecting fluid to flow through the pipes a0 and 12 to the septictank.

The pump 3% is, when not in use, sup ported in the spring clip 38secured to the top of the device.

A device such as described being completely closed in at the top,prevents the escape of air therefrom into the room in which it is placedand as the air inlets are arranged at the bottom of the casing and theoutlet at the top of the casing, a natural ventilation is established,thus rendering the device perfectly sanitary, so that it may be usedwith perfect safety in private uses, hospitals, school houses or otherbuildings where there is no sewage disposal and water works system.

A suitable acid solution is placed in the receptacle 32 and may berenewed as required.

WVhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a cabinet closet, a septic tank,a casing inclosing said tank and having air inlets and an air outlet, atop having a suitable seat opening therethrough, a cover hinged to saidtop and closing over said seat opening, a pair of shutters hinged attheir outer sides to the underside of said top and closing together attheir inner edges to close said seat opening, spring means for holdingsaid shutters to their closed position, and means connected to saidcover for swinging said shutters downwardly and outwardly.

2. In a cabinet closet, a septic tank, a casing inclosing said tank andhaving air inlets and an air outlet, a top having a suitable seatopening therethrough, a cover hinged to said top and closing over saidseat opening, a pair of shutters hinged at their outer sides to theunderside of said top and each having a lever extending angularlytherefrom, spring means for holding said shutters to their closedposition, and flexible means connected to the outer ends of said leversand to said hinged cover for swinging said shutters outwardly anddownwardly on the raising of said cover.

3. In a cabinet closet, a septic tank, a casing inclosing said tank andhaving an open top, a top closing in said casing and having a seatopening therethrough and a pair of small orifices arranged one at eachside of said seat opening and to the seat thereof, a pair of rodspivotally secured to the underside of said top and having cranked ends,a pair of leaf shutters, one secured to each of said rods and closingtogether at their inner edges to close said seat opening, springsholding said shutters to their closed position, and a pair of flexiblecords 0r chains connected at one end to the cranked ends of said rodsand extending through the small orifices in said seat and secured at theother ends to said hinged cover.

l. In a cabinet closet, a septic tank, a casing inclosing said tank andhaving air inlets and an air outlet, a top having a suitable seatopening therethrough, a cover hinged to said top and closing over saidseat opening, a pair of shutters hinged to the under- Wellington,Province of Ontario, in the Doside of said top and closing said seatopening minion of Canada, this 12 day of January, in co-action With theoperation of said cover 1909.

a bracket rigidly secured to said top, and a JAMES WILSON SOFTLEY. 5 dogsecured to said cover and engaging said Witnesses:

bracket in the raised position of said cover. ERNEST E. PRINE,

Signed at the city of Guelph, county of J. R. HOWITT.

